Young Bulgarian composer and saxophonist Dimitar Liolev aims to mix rhythms and ornaments of Balkan folk and the most authentic jazz idiom, with an impressive avantgarde and creative aproach.

The strong rhythmic Bulgarian heritage and the creative and collective jazz improvisation together create an outstanding and quite unique band on the modern European jazz scene.

Liolev's new cd "Eastern Shadows" following his first album "The other side" (BlueArt, 2012) and the second one "Rhodopology" (Music Clinic Records, 2015) , presents original compositions performed by some of the most well-known musicians of Balkan area, Tashev and Semov. With the international jazz experience of Italian bassist Massimiliano Rolff the music is a constant flow of energy.

Recorded and mixed by Konstantin Katsarski at Blubabox Studio, Sofia, Bulgaria on 31 May 2015

Mastered Misjah van der Heiden at 24mastering Studio, Holland

ReviewsAlto saxist Dimitar Liolev leads a free flowing pianoless quartet with martin Tashev/tp-fh, Massimiliano Rolff/b and Dimitar/dr through a collection of homegrown originals.The team shows it’s frisky side on the loose and left sided "Four Talkers" and the frisky "Night Hope," but things mellow out a bit with Liolev’s lithe sax and Tashev’s warm brass on the sleek "Day One" and the danceable 5/4 New Song." The team gets mystical with Tashev’s voice and Semov’s drumming on "Eastern Shadows," get bluesy on "Still Wondering" and do some reflective work with space and silence with Rolff’s floating bass on "Filipopolis." A mix of creativity, adventure and darkly swinging shadows.www.slamproductions.net George Harris http://www.jazzweekly.com/2018/01/dimitar-liolev-eastern-shadows/